Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Howard Fineman

American journalist (1948–2024)

Howard Florey

b. 1898

Australian pathologist (1898–1968)

Howard Gardner

b. 1943

American developmental psychologist (born 1943)

Howard Hampton

b. 1952

Canadian politician (born 1952)

Howard Hanson

b. 1896

American composer and music theorist (1896–1981)

Howard Hawks

b. 1896

American film director (1896–1977)

Howard Hewett

b. 1955

American singer–songwriter (born 1955)

Howard Hodgkin

b. 1932

British painter and printmaker (1932–2017)

Howard K. Smith

b. 1914

American news anchor

Howard Kaylan

b. 1947

Musical artist (born 1947)

Howard Keel

American actor and singer (1919–2004)

Howard Kendall

b. 1946

English footballer and manager

Howard Koch (screenwriter)

American playwright and screenwriter

Howard Kurtz

b. 1953

American journalist and author (born 1953)

Howard Lederer

b. 1964

American poker player (born 1964)

Howard Leese

b. 1951

American guitarist and record producer (born 1951)

Howard Lutnick

b. 1961

American businessman and government official (born 1961)

Howard Marks

b. 1945

Welsh author and drug smuggler (1945–2016)

Howard Mills III

b. 1964

American politician

Howard Morris

American actor and director (1919–2005)

Howard Mumford Jones

b. 1892

Howard Nemerov

American poet

Howard Porter (basketball)

American basketball player

Howard Pyle

American illustrator and author (1853–1911)